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Italy Flag

Repubblica Italiana

“Tricolore” · “Bandiera d'Italia”

Also known as Italia · Italie · Italien

ISO 3166: IT (380)

Adopted: 1 January 1948
Proportions: 2:3
FIAV usage: Used as civil, state and military flag, on land and at sea.
Official status: ⊕Officially adopted by national law
Colors: #008C45Pantone 17-6153 TCX

#F4F5F0Pantone 11-0601 TCX

#CD212APantone 18-1662 TCX
Designer: —
Predecessor: Cispadane Republic flag (1797)
Regulatory document: DPR 121/2000
Design family: Horizontal tricolour

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📚 Regulatory documents

Italy: DPR 121/2000 2000 · Decree · In force

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PredecessorCispadane Republic flag (1797)

Current flagsince 1 January 1948